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International Schools of Prague will celebrate Halloween 2019 in Sacre Couer church. The event is open to all high school/upper school students ONLY.

It’s organized by parents from ISP, PBIS, EISP, Riverside and other International Schools and will take place at Sacre Coeur Church, one of Prague’s epic event locations, (Holeckova 29, Prague 5, near Novy Smichov).

Students will have the unique chance to meet classmates from other schools, and celebrate Halloween American style.

Leave the trick or treating for the kids and dance to a live DJ, best costume contest with amazing prizes to Prague’s coolest entertainment attractions like GOLEM VR at Hamley’s, HOP ARENA, The Chamber Horror House and many more. Plus, all food and drink included.

This is a nonprofit event and proceeds go to TRF.org, a charity foundation Now supporting families in the Czech Republic.

Tickets are on sale now here

Just released, World of Airports is a new modern airport management game created by Czech developers together with Prague Airport.

It all started as a small fun project, with their first game AirportPRG, but after thousands of downloads, they have created a new one with more options. World of Airports adds new features such as airport expansion, story mode, multiplayer as well as featuring stunning visuals.

It offers an authentic virtual environment in which each player controls the airport and the airline. Directly at Václav Havel Airport, the game was officially presented by the game journalist, Alžběta Trojanová, and aerobatic aviator Petr Kopfstein.

Players can build their airline, expand available connection networks with a new destination and customize livery of their fleet. You get to upgrade the airport facilities and boost up the efficiency of handling other players and generic traffic airplanes.

Besides Václav Havel Airport Prague, the main airport in the game, players have a choice of airports in Innsbruck, Austria and Bari, Italy (more playable airports to come upon release). You get to expand your fleet from the smallest propeller passenger aircraft to large wide-body jetliners. Play online with your friends across platforms (Android and IOS players will share the same online game server), and even download the game using a QR code, which you can find, for example, at observation points near the airport.

Players can also look forward to building the airport of the future in the advanced stage of gaming, as the development of Václav Havel Airport in the game will be in line with how it should look.

According to Martin Kučera, Executive Director of Air Operations at Prague Airport, World of Airports is an exciting combination of entertainment and simulation of real traffic. Through the game, the public can understand what airport traffic involves and how demanding it is.

World of Airports builds on the success of 2017 AirportPRG, which brought players to the Ruzyne airport in the 1930s and 1940s, with thousands of downloads. With World of Airports, creators have listened to the wishes of the community and built a game from the modern era.

Aviation fans will be pleased that the creators took much attention to the details. Everyone else will be thrilled by the pleasant gameplay or the ability to play online with friends across platforms. World of Airports can be downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play and played by users of mobile devices running iOS or Android.

Download it, take control of the skies and dispatch your fleet in the World of Airports.

Prague will see new concrete additions in the coming years. The “Prague: Next” exhibition—which visitors could see in the Mánes Exhibition Hall—revealed the architecture’s direction of individual city districts.

The exhibition, organized by Czech Architecture Week Prague, presented over 190 present and future visions of urban development in the Czech capital. Visitors had the opportunity to see a number of models of buildings and look under the lid of the preparation of magnificent buildings. At the same time, the exhibition charted the development of Prague from 1918 to 1938.

Residence U Milosrdných

Location: U Milosrdnych, Prague 1
Architect: Fránek architects s.r.o.
Realization: 2020-2021

The building of the apartment house U Milosrdných seeks to respect the historical center of Prague, and its architecture is inspired by textiles and fabrics. This inspiration is also evident in details such as the undulating and serrated facade.

Smíchov City

Location: Smíchovské nádraží, Prague 5
Architects: A69 architects, Cuba and Pilar architects, Haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050, Chalub architects, Labus – AA – Architectural studio + IGLODO, D3A, Projectile Architects
Realization: 2019-2020

Smíchov City will be a modern multifunctional district that will be built in the area of the former freight station Praha-Smíchov (on an area of 20 hectares). It will provide housing for approximately 3,300 inhabitants. A number of shops, restaurants, and offices will be built on-site, providing facilities for 9,000 jobs.

Smichov City

Victoria Palace

Location: Vítězné náměstí, Prague 6
Architect: Jakub Ciger architects
Realization: 2019-2020

Victoria Palace will be a unique apartment building that will grow up between the streets of Jugoslávských partyzánů and Verdunská. According to the project, the building interconnects contemporary modern architecture with the historical intention of the palace neoclassical look of the Victory Square from the 20th century by the renowned architect professor Antonín Engel.

Victoria Palace in Prague 6

Residence Palata

Location: Holečkova, Prague 5
Architect: Ing. Jan Šesták
Realization: 2019

In an attractive location under Strahov is a residential project, which will provide a quiet living next to the Kinsky garden. The name of the project reflects the history of the place where the former homestead Dolní Palata used to stand. The project will be built on the site of the historic building U Modrého Zvonu.

Green Point

Location: Mozartova, Prague 5
Architect: AHK architekti, s.r.o.
Realization: 2017-2019

The GREEN POINT office building is growing near Mozartova and Plzeňská streets. The building will offer nine aboveground and three underground floors. The building will be equipped with modern technologies and at the same time reflect the requirements for ecological sustainability.

Green Point at Andel

New Town Hall Prague 12

Location: Generála Šišky, Prague 12
Architect: LOXIA a.s.
Realization: Under construction

Prague 12 will soon be one of the most modern city halls in the capital. The architects also focused on making the building look timeless, combining three basic elements. The first is cubes that are lined up along the street and delimit the entire area. The main facade is oriented to the west, from where visitors of the office will flow. Finally, the illuminated pillared facade with a clock will define the entire town hall.

Park Kavčí Hory

Location: Kavčí hory, Prague 4
Architect: Josef Pleskot
Realization: in preparation

A modern park will be built on the site of the unused brownfield, which will offer Prague citizens a place to relax with plenty of greenery. The winning design by Josef Pleskot came from competition under the auspices of the Czech Chamber of Architects.

Park Kavčí Hory

It is now 98 years since Czechoslovak national airlines launched its regular service, becoming one of the world’s first air carriers.

The first flight, from Prague to Bratislava, took off on October 29, 1923. It was only 20 years after the Wright Brothers assembled the first engine-powered plane ever – finally enabling mankind to fly.

“It was an Aero A-14 Brandenburg aircraft, it was an adapted military plane that the then Czechoslovak Airlines obtained from the Defence Ministry, including military pilots who remained on the ministry’s payroll. There was only one pilot in the cockpit, Sergeant Major Karel Brabenec, and there was only one passenger on board. The plane also carried a few grams of mail, so it did not have a heavy load.”

The Bratislava flight should have been handled a day earlier, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia.

The weather on 28 October 1923 foiled the plans. Therefore, instead of the originally planned flight, they only performed a symbolic flight around Kbely.

Czech Airlines was formed as a state airline company and was founded as Czechoslovak State Airlines on October 6, 1923. Their first chief pilot was Karel Brabenec and the ground speed of their first aircraft was 115 km/h.

Seven years later, ČSA takes off on their first international flight to Zagreb on July 1, 1930.

In 1957 ČSA became the third of the world’s airlines to fly jet services, taking delivery/putting in service the first Tupolev Tu-104A in 1957.

ČSA was the only airline other than Aeroflot to operate the Tu-104. The service operated by the Tu-104A from 1957 between Prague and Moscow was the first jet-only connection (other airlines used both jets and piston/turboprop aircraft simultaneously).

The first transatlantic services started on 3 February 1962 with a flight to Havana, using a Bristol Britannia turboprop leased from Cubana de Aviación.

ČSA’s transatlantic flights were code-shared with Cubana’s services to Prague, and Cubana’s crews provided initial training and assistance in the operation of the Britannias.

In order to commemorate the 101^st anniversary of the declaration of Czechoslovakia, today you can visit several galleries, buildings and museums for free.

Mayor’s Residence: come and admire impressive halls, lounges and other rooms designed in Art Deco styles. You will be guided through the lounges where receptions of official guests take place.
Marianske náměstí
From 9 am to 6 pm

New City Hall: you can see the Great Conference Hall on the first floor, where the City Council meets and seminars are held. The building was completed in 1911, its architect is Oslvald Polívka.
Mariánské náměstí 2
From 9 am to 6 pm

Škoda Lounges: the palace was built as an administrative building for Škoda Works, according to a design by architect Pavel Janák in 1924–26.
Jungmannova 35/29
From 9 am to 6 pm

Nostic Palace: This large early Baroque palace is located in Lesser Town, not far from the Charles Bridge. It is a harmonious structure, well adapted to the captivating streets of Lesser Town.
Maltézské nám. 471/1
From 9 am to 6 pm

Department of Agriculture
Těšnov 17
From 10 am to 3:30 pm

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Na Poříčním právu 1
From 9:30 am – to 14:30 pm

Municipal House: the Municipal House stands at the site of the royal residence called King’s Court and it was built from 1905 to 1911 according to the project of architect Antonín Balšánek and Osvald Polívka.
nám. Republiky 5
From 9 am to 4 pm

Senate of the Czech Republic: the palaces became the property of the Czechoslovak State in 1945 and since then have been used by various state institutions. The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic took its seat in those palaces in 1996.
Valdštejnské nám. 17/4
From 9 am to 4 pm

Kramář’s villa: since 1998 it has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Although it is difficult to categorize the architectural style of the villa, as the Neo-Baroque features are complemented by typically Art Nouveau elements, it is considered one of the most striking examples of Prague villa design.
Gogolova 1
From 10 am to 4 pm

Chamber of Deputies
Malostranské náměstí 19
From 9 am to 4 pm

November in Prague paves the way for the holiday season with lots of festive events!

1) Concerts

Prague has a great selection of music venues of all sizes, which means there are frequently some internationally touring artists coming through town. You’ll see a few big names in November:

Lewis Capaldi – November 7
Sarah Brightman – November 8
Little Mix – November 21
Skillet – November 28
Andrea Bocelli – November 30

2) St Martin’s day

11th November is St Martin’s day and the one-day festival largely revolves around food and specifically, goose. Almost all restaurants in the centre will have a St Martin’s goose menu and be serving special St Martin’s wine.

3) Theatre

Blacklight theatre has become a staple in Prague’s theatre community.

These performances are great for audiences of all ages and nationalities, as they are nonverbal and therefore without a language barrier. IMAGE Blacklight Theatre is one of the main spaces presenting this type of entertainment.

There will be multiple performances throughout the month of November.

4) Christmas Market

The Christmas Market at Prague Castle opens on November 23, 2019, and runs through the first week of January 2020. More than 70 stallholders will display their wares at Christmas markets here.

5) Whisky Life!

Whether you’re a whisky connoisseur or simply curious, the Whisky Life! Festival is a perfect way to learn more and appreciate this spirit. Food vendors will be onsite so you won’t go hungry as you sample all the spirits and cigars.

6) Free Art Exhibit

Until November 30, 2019, you can see an impressive photographic exhibition covering the 1989 Fall of the Iron Curtain in Central Europe.

The exhibit is on display at Prague Castle and is free to view from 10:00 am – 18:00 (6:00 pm). The photos are from multiple photographers who were front and center for these events 30 years ago.

Prague City plans to plant 25,718 trees this autumn. Most of them will be added to the Běchovice (17,800) and Jinonice areas.

By June 2020, Běchovice will have another 56,000 trees added, in addition to the “V Panenky” forest built. Parks in Petřín and Stromovka will also grow in numbers of trees. Hopefully, over 186,000 trees are planted by the end of this year.

Further planting is planned for next year in connection with the construction of a new wildlife rescue station. Prague City wants to expand the Stromovka Park as well with 100 new trees implanted.

The park invites the public to help plant them on November 9 and 21. Joint planting is planned on Nov. 13 in Petřín and Nov. 27 in the Třešňovka orchard in Hrdlořezy. Reconstructions of the Prague parks this year is budgeted at 68 million CZK (2.65 million euros).

“Most of the trees were newly planted as part of afforestation of the original agricultural land,” said Vít Hofman, spokeswoman for the municipality. These were mainly urban areas in parts of the city which are quite distant from the wider center (i.e. Vinoř, Běchovice or Slatina).

It is estimated that the trees will still be the most expensive in the city’s outskirts. Forests play a vital role in the city’s life. Trees consume carbon dioxide and return oxygen, heal the environment, and affect the climate.

“For example, a hectare of beech forest can absorb 63 tons of dust per year,” biologist Zdenka Zavičáková said. Due to summer heat and drought, the important fact is that the forest is a reservoir of groundwater. Its roots capture the surface rainwater and help ensure its accumulation.

What will be behind the round windows on the Prague riverside? Twenty wall cubicles will contain galleries, studios, and cafés.

The Open Day shows visitors the repaired areas, in a provisional regime though, as the renewed dungeons opened to the public yesterday and today (October 24th).

They should start regular service in November, as the full procedure is not possible yet due to an unfinished occupancy permit process. After completing the occupancy permit process and moving to regular services, these new facilities will quickly host their visitors and survive the flood in the upcoming winter.

The organizers have also prepared guided tours or a boat ride between the two riverbanks. On both embankments, there should now be three galleries, three studios, three toilets, two workshops or a branch of the Municipal Library. The rest will be filled with cafes.

Tenants and operators of individual cubicles will show their future functioning. They are modernly equipped for the flood season the whole year. Their most distinctive element is the circular glass, which acts as a revolving door. The movement is controlled by the sensors and motor so that it opens and closes quickly and prevents collisions with visitors.